Capital Markets Technology

New Take on Trading Technology: How to Navigate the Cloud-Tech Arms Race

18 Jan 2024

We’re on the cusp of a new arms race. That is the description given to the phenomenon involving the world’s largest cloud service providers competing to invest into the largest financial exchanges. Last year, Microsoft announced an investment of £1.5 billion in London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to provide the exchange with data analytics, cloud ...

Capital Market Technology

New Year’s Resolutions for Market Infrastructures in 2024

11 Jan 2024

Traditional financial infrastructure providers are increasingly considering upgrading their trading systems to align with modern times. This is both based upon strategic developments taking place over the past couple of years (Microsoft investing £1.5bn in LSEG, Nasdaq collaborating with Amazon for cloud infrastructure, and Google injecting $1bn i...

Tokenomics

How to Build an Institutional-Grade Digital Asset Exchange

26 Mar 2023

Technology innovation has enabled the growth of digital asset classes. The tokenization of traditional and crypto trading was just the beginning. Everything is tradeable and tokenized now: Carbon credits, real estate, art, wine, music, collectibles, e-sports, influencers, and more. Even after the regulatory freeze on crypto securities, especia...

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Ion Markets Hack Prompts Calls for Scrutiny of Fintech Vendors’ Cyber Risk Management

21 Mar 2023

The January 31 cyberattack on Ion Markets, a middle- and back-office software vendor serving futures execution and clearing firms, prompted calls at a CFTC hearing on March 8 for a greater emphasis on collaborative responses to future attacks and for greater scrutiny of fintech companies’ cyber risk management. The attack disrupted some activity ...

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